| A2A GPCR | G protein-coupled A2a adenosine receptor |
| α-GalCer | α-galactosylceramide |
| β-MeSe-Fuc | selenomethyl derivative of fucose |
| βMeSe-GlcNAc | Selenomethyl-N-acetylglucosamine |
| CHAPSO | 3-[(3-cholamidopropyl)dimethylammonio]-2-hydroxypropanesulfonate |
| CMC | critical micelle concentration |
| DDM | dodecyl-β-D-maltoside |
| DMPC | 1,2-dimyristoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine |
| DPPC | dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine |
| ERATO | Exploratory Research for Advanced Technology |
| I3C | 5-amino-2,4,6-triiodoisophthalic acid |
| JST | Japan Science and Technology Agency |
| LCLS | Linac Coherent Light Source |
| LCP | lipidic cubic phase |
| MAD | multi-wavelength anomalous diffraction |
| MEXT | Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology |
| MIR | multiple heavy-atom isomorphous replacement |
| MIRAS | multiple heavy-atom isomorphous replacement with anomalous scattering |
| PAL-XFEL | Pohang Accelerator Laboratory X-ray Free Electron Laser |
| PDB | Protein Data Bank |
| PRESTO | Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology |
| SACLA | SPring-8 Angstrom Compact Free Electron Laser |
| SAD | single-wavelength anomalous diffraction |
| SeDDM | dodecyl-β-D-selenomaltoside |
| SFX | serial femtosecond crystallography |
| SIR | single heavy-atom isomorphous replacement |
| SIRAS | single heavy-atom isomorphous replacement with anomalous scattering |
| SRX | synchrotron radiation crystallography |
| SwissFEL | Swiss X-ray Free Electron Laser |
| XFEL | X-ray free-electron laser |